Receta Fresh Produce: Round Zucchini
Fresh Produce: Round Zucchini
Fresh Produce:
Round Zucchini
Stuffed Round Zucchini
Today as I was driving down County Road R,
on my way to my daughters house,
I was thrilled when I saw the familiar sign
on the side of the road.
My favorite produce stand, Kirchner Produce was open.
Back in business for another season
Selling their wonderfully fresh and
very reasonably priced produce.
This year Kirchner Produce was selling a new to me vegetable......Round Zucchini!
Yes, you read that right....Round Zucchini!
Kirchner Produce sells zucchini, cucumbers, dill, pumpkins and
many more seasonal vegetables.
Owners: Paul and Linda Kirchner
Kirchner Produce is located at:
7890 County Road R
Suring, WI 54174
920-590-0230
920-590-0684
Open from July through November
Round Zucchini~
Kirchner Produce also had for sale:
Mini Decorative Corn
Dried Gourds and
Primed Dried Gourds
This recipe is so delicious~
The round zucchini is hollowed out like a pumpkin,
then filled with cooked ground beef and ground turkey,
diced onions, chopped green pepper, zucchini, cooked
rice, tomato sauce and topped with cheese.
What a great way to eat your vegetables!
Stuffed Round Zucchini
Ingredients
- 1 cup
- uncooked long-grain rice
- lb
- ground beef
- lb
- ground turkey
- 1 small
- onion, diced
- 1
- green pepper, chopped
- 1 small
- zucchini, diced
- 2 T
- white karo syrup
- 1/4 cup
- parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup
- ketchup
- 8 oz can tomato sauce, divided
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 t
- garlic-pepper seasoning
- 1/2 t
- black pepper
- 1 t
- seasoning salt
- 1/4 cup
- fresh parsley, minced
- 2 cups
- shredded Italian blend cheese
- 4 small
- round zucchini or
- 6 mini
- round zucchini
Directions:
Prepare rice according to package directions
Set aside
In a large skillet, brown ground beef and turkey with
onion, green pepper and zucchini
Cook until meat is no longer pink inside
About 10 minutes
Drain
Return meat mixture back to skillet
Stir in karo syrup, parmesan cheese, ketchup,
1/4 cup tomato sauce, egg, seasonings and fresh parsley
Stir cooked rice
Cut tops off of zucchini
Scoop out seeds and membranes, discard
Fill zucchini cavities with meat mixture
Divide tomato sauce between zucchini
Pouring a small amount on the top
Wrap each zucchini round in sheets of heavy-duty foil
Place in a baking dish
Bake at 375º F for 1 hour
Carefully remove foil
Sprinkle cheese on top of zucchini
Bake an additional 15 minutes or
Until cheese is melted
Zucchini, Stuffed
Until Next Time~